South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-12-23

SPRINGFIELD.


SPRINGFIELD.
Mr.. and Airs. Samuel McGlath-
cry will start Friday morning for
Altoona, Pa, to be present at a
"Hcme Bringing" of his ia,ter's
family On Christmas. Mrs. james
Kuykendall will accompany = >,
to Cumberland. and 60 onto .
to spend o few days with he,
Mira. Woodwork. Misses
ard Miranda Washington
TO spend few days in
during the Holidays.
be the guests of Mrs. :
who spent several
Fern dale recently.
Mrs john Martin went - Nm
FER Saturday TO see her daught,
Mrs. Bell Crawford, who is qL,ie
unwell. There will be u Chrisl-
mas Tree Entertainment at Ta,.
lor's school Saturday a e,
noon al three O'Clock by the Sun
day.School. Our public eel ii.
under the efficient manar ~. J.
Prof. Cornwell and 4
Burket is progressing
Nearl, all our teachr'
week 9 holiday afterc
is reported IL at we at
few weddings soon, bn
are mentioned as YET.
snow fell last Saturday,
wac not enough to mae
sleighing. A merry g.
and prosperous New Yes os
the IntelIigencer!
Mir. Clarence Fowler, of Hyatts.
vile, Mo-, is visiting his sister, Mrs.
X. p. Middleton. Mr.. aud Mrs.
Crounse, having epent the summer
and fall with his pai ents, aud their
daughter, Miss Anna Crounse. have
lett for their home, in New York
State. They carry with them the
best wishes of the many friends
they have made during their visit
in West Va, who hope to see them
back again next summer.
Mr.. VIM. Donaldson, who has
been quite unwell for some months,
ia very much better.
MIR. & Mrs. VIM. Long, of South
Branch, lost their youngest child.
about three weeks old, on the 3rd
inst. DR.. Garden preached the fu
neral On the 18th. MIR. jacob AID
ams is erecting a new barn and sta
BILE combined on one of his Green
Spring Valley farms. Mi. Joseph
Carder is doing the work. Mr..
Joseph Parker has PIT very nice
iron fence around the grave Of his
mother and father who are buried
on Lis farm at Parker's Mills.
Two of the results of Rev. Mr..
Finley's meeting at Donaldson
school-house were, six conversions,
aid the starting of Sunday after.
noon prayer meetine-whlch SO far
has been we'll attended. 1t is I'M
der the leadership of Elder Dresser.
Mr.. Finley will preach here Christ
mas eve. and Christmas morning,
and DR.. Garden Christmas night.
I he health OF our people is, gen.
orally speaking, lretty good, and
1t is fine thing, for we arc with
out physician. This would be
good point for good doctor. We
regret very much that DR. Work
man could not find it to his inter-
est TO remain with US. GUESS.
AUGUSTA.
ID. A. Daugherty and Charles
Wolford have purchased steam
saw mill which they are now run-
ming at Junction school house.
The echools at Pleasant Dale,
Victory and Killdeer, have closed
temporarily on account of diphthe.
ria as it was feared The disease
might be spread through the schools.
The disease, so far as have been
able TO ascertain, has been confined
to the family of Mr.. james Carder,
except that Doctor Shull took The
disease. but at last reports was re.
covering. There have been a few
cases of sore throat and one CAGE
of qulnsy in the vicinity, but MOTH
ing OF a serious character. Bad
colds are very common.
For time the widest rumois
prevailed as I o the spread Of diph.
iberia in the country; one report
gave twenty cases in Romney.
REX.
That last report was a "wild |